Volume 2 Honoring Robin Chapter 54 Sharing secrets with you is a sign of kindness
Mason was taken to Dr. Leslie's clinic, and his arrival startled the doctor who was on night shift.
Mainly because the wounds of all sizes all over Mason's body looked too creepy, and the blood stained on his clothes made him look like he had rolled around in a sword's millstone.
But in fact, those injuries were only superficial.
Apart from being a little weak from blood loss, Mason was fine.
But for the sake of his employees' health, the doctor, who looked cold but was warm-hearted, still asked Mason to stay in the clinic for observation for one night.
He was placed in the same ward where he stayed last time. Even though it was raining heavily, Batman had to go out for night patrol so Mason was soon the only one left in the ward.
The first few hours were fine, but in the second half of the night Mason began to feel very uncomfortable in his stomach, which soon developed into symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea.
But he didn't bother Dr. Leslie.
He knew what was going on.
"Damn rejection reaction..."
Mason stayed in the bathroom, vomiting several times in a row, making his cheeks reflected in the mirror look pale.
Earlier in Crime Alley, in order to end the battle with Jason Todd as quickly as possible, he used the tube of "Cleanser" Corps Strengthener found in the headmaster's office of Hogwarts Academy.
The label on that thing states that it will produce a variety of negative reactions after injection.
The young man is now just glad that after experiencing the feeling of "weakened Wolverine", he did not get the worst negative effect.
As an alchemist, he has a very precise grasp of his physical condition.
The vomiting and diarrhea he was experiencing now were just the body's process of expelling those harmful substances . With the strengthening effect of the unicorn blood he drank in Arkham Asylum last night, he would be able to recover in a few hours at most.
I definitely won’t be able to sleep now.
So Mason sat on the toilet and took out the enhancer that he had injected before with the help of the bathroom light.
He looked at the exquisite integrated syringe in his hand, and recalled the scene in Crime Alley where he had just performed the "second transformation" and slaughtered the Scarlet Knight.
After injecting this enhancer, he almost immediately gained all the abilities of Wolverine Logan.
Jason's two magic knives pierced his heart several times but did not cause any damage. His heart healed itself the moment the blades left his body.
There were also sharp bone claws that popped out of the fist. They felt like weapons connected to his own flesh and blood. Every time they were swung, they could cause terrible damage to Jason.
The most powerful thing is the "beast instinct" that you are given while the enhancer is in effect.
The combat instinct that allows Mason to sense the enemy's malice and attack methods at any time in the fierce battle and make corresponding adjustments makes him feel like he has turned into a killing machine.
Every time Jason swung his knife, he knew where the knife would hit. Every time Ertong dodged, he would instinctively attack the weakest point of his defense. As his own blood and the enemy's blood gushed out, this beast instinct could also cause him to enter a violent state similar to "blood rage".
Aside from temporarily losing your mind, this thing has no weaknesses.
But even the loss of reason can make a person with beast instincts more dangerous, like a wounded lone wolf.
"If this side effect can be reduced..."
Mason stared at the enhancer in his hand, whose usage count had reached [2/3]. He became more and more interested in this alchemical compound that could change the battle situation in a short period of time.
This thing is marked as being able to try to analyze the basic enhancement blueprint after Lv4 alchemy. Now Mason just meets this condition and he has tried it himself.
This allowed him to master some of the basic formulas after recovering from his enhanced state.
"This thing is for commanders, and its adverse reactions should have been suppressed to the point where it is harmless to the human body. But since there is a model for commanders, there must be medicine for ordinary soldiers and cannon fodder.
And this 'Cleanup Corps'..."
Mason tried to disassemble the syringe in his hand. With his current engineering attainments, it was not difficult to do this. As he disassembled it, he thought:
“It is now certain that this legion destroyed various important areas of the Hogwarts world, but if the zombie virus was spread by the stars, it means that there must be a cooperative relationship between the two organizations.
Maybe the stars will mess up the world first, and then the cleaners will come in to clear them out. From Mr. Porter's diary, it is not difficult to find that some of these cleaners have powerful military forces.
The British Ministry of Magic was even uprooted and destroyed by one person.
But some of them need to use this enhancer to gain the fighting power to fight against elite Aurors. The gap in physical strength is really big."
The young man complained:
"It's like a Tyrannosaurus Rex mixed with a Paramecium... huh? Wait, maybe that's what it is!"
An inspiration flashed through Mason's mind like lightning.
He followed his thoughts and thought to himself:
“The members of the Star Society come from various parallel worlds, and the members of the pioneering team are also selected from the best people in each world. If the composition of this Cleaner Corps is consistent with that of the Star Society, then perhaps every time they go out, it is also the warriors from multiple worlds that unite together.
Just like what Mr. Sandstorm said about the "vassal world of the Star Society". Isn't it normal for such a large organization to control a legion that can be enslaved and driven?
Just like Darkseid and his New Gods are so powerful but they also need a large number of cannon fodder demons to help them destroy the world.
If the Justice League had failed to stop the Assassin's League at the last minute and allowed the zombie virus, which was deemed 'extremely dangerous', to spread, perhaps the world would have become a wasteland like the end of the world. "
"Click"
The slight sound from his hand interrupted Mason's thoughts about the Star Society and the Cleaners; the ingenious integrated syringe had been disassembled.
A small bottle of fortifier liquid was revealed, with two-thirds of the content left.
"That's enough for me to deduce the complete formula."
Mason placed the small bottle filled with pure liquid in front of his eyes and examined it carefully. He decided to treat this as an important task in his next progress in alchemy.
The configuration of other potions needs to be gradual, but this thing that can immediately enhance the combat effectiveness of Team K must be mastered as soon as possible.
Just imagine, if he could replicate this drug, he could allow Kite Man to grow real wings, turn Catwoman into an immortal female warrior, and even allow Zack Snyder to gain the ability to harness dangerous energy for a short period of time.
All members of Team K will have a gorgeous "second-stage transformation", although it can only last for thirty minutes and will also have various adverse reactions.
But it is enough to save lives at critical moments.
Mason nodded with satisfaction at this bright prospect. He put the solution in his hand into a medicine box and took out the phoenix egg, which was larger than an ostrich egg, from the suitcase.
He had only had this thing for a few days and hadn't even had time to take a closer look at it.
Now that I have some free time, I took it out and held it in front of my eyes to measure it, but I could not feel any signs of life in the eggshell. Even when I shook it next to my ear, I could not hear any sound of yolk or egg liquid.
"Is he really dead?"
Mason raised his brows and thought about it, then reached out and knocked on the eggshell, making a low sound.
He also saw on the information label that it said using fire could shorten the time it took for the phoenix to be reborn, so he decided to give it a try.
The young man pulled up his pants and walked out of the bathroom, looking around for a lighter. After a few seconds, he reacted, shook his head, stretched out his left hand and placed the huge egg in his hand.
The magic fire is activated!
The "blessing of power" from a devil ignited the magic fire. The flame dancing and burning on the fingers crawled upward along the outline of the eggshell little by little, and soon covered .
Under Mason's gaze, after being covered by the magical flame, the egg, which had been motionless at all, began to vibrate strangely, as if it sensed the delicious flame and took a "deep breath" after a few seconds of preparation.
The young man only felt a huge attraction bursting out from the eggshell.
Not only does it devour all the magic fire that it ignites, but it also draws on its own energy to continuously generate magic flames, allowing it to be continuously wrapped in flames.
It seemed to enjoy being surrounded by this magical fire.
But it was hard for Mason.
He usually uses magic fire to smelt ore or perform alchemy, which require extremely delicate manipulation. How could he have such a wild "arson" experience?
The reverse extraction of the magic fire made Mason feel weak quickly. Ten seconds later, he even felt dizzy while standing still.
"boom"
Mason threw the "greedy" phoenix egg away fiercely, and this action made the young man sit down on the ground gasping for breath.
It was as if the fatigue in her cheeks had been sucked away.
The good news is that the egg of the legendary creature is not that fragile. It did not break when it fell to the ground, but rolled all the way to the window.
The bad news was that Mason was so weak from the beating that he couldn't stand up for a while.
Moreover, there was an additional negative effect of [Energy Weakness] in the status bar of the character card, reminding him that he would not be able to summon magic fire for the next 24 hours.
Of course, there is good news in this bad news:
Successfully completed a massive summoning of magic fire, and the craftsman's flame manipulation skill proficiency was improved. It is currently at Lv2, and the mysterious talent was unlocked as [Craftsman Flame Shaping].
This talent allows the user to expend more energy to complete complex shaping when using magic fire to smelt small metal pieces.
"Well, it's not a loss, but I really don't want to experience this feeling again."
Mason lay on the floor and rested for several minutes before he came to his senses. With weak hands and feet, he stood up and walked to the window to pick up his phoenix egg. He found that the terrifying one hundred years required for it to complete nirvana and rebirth was shortened by five years after being absorbed by the magic fire just now.
It seems that this magic flame is more "nutritious" than ordinary flame?
But the problem is that Mason can't stand this kind of extraction, so he can only look for other ways to see if he can satisfy the needs of this "big eater".
Mason was exhausted by the egg and planned to climb into bed to rest for a while, but before he closed his eyes, he heard the sound of the window opening.
The young man immediately grabbed a fruit knife on the bedside table and opened his eyes.
In the dark, Batman is entering the ward through the window.
There were still water stains on his cloak and battle suit from the rainy night. It seemed that the master had finished his night patrol today and was preparing to go home.
"The door is over there!"
Mason sat up from the bed, yawned and pointed at the door of the ward. The master didn't pay attention to this unique humor. He just looked at the fatigue and weakness that could not be concealed on Mason's face.
It seemed that Jason had indeed beaten him pretty hard, which made the master feel guilty again.
This is all because I didn't educate Jason well...
"Let me tell you something, Mason."
The old man stood beside the bed. He did not turn on the light but hid in the shadows as usual. He spoke to Mason who was sitting on the bed in his signature hoarse voice:
"It's all about you. I think maybe it's time to tell you. The truth may make you feel uncomfortable, but you will have to face it sooner or later."
This opening remark made Mason raise an eyebrow.
Seeing the master's serious expression, Mason probably guessed what he was going to say, so the young man pretended to listen attentively.
Batman took out a very old document from his arms and threw it in front of Mason. The young man looked at him, turned on the bedside lamp, and opened the document in the faint light.
The cover is the adoption record of the Gotham Orphanage.
The contents were, as expected, legal proof that Mason had been adopted when he was one year old, but the adopter was not Mason's parents, but a name he had never heard of.
"You are not the biological child of Robert and Aisha Cooper, Mason.
When I came into contact with you, I asked Alfred to investigate your background in order to verify your identity, and I discovered this secret by accident."
The master looked at the young man who lowered his head and said nothing. He said:
"There are a lot of gaps in the documents about the Gotham Orphanage before it was taken over by the Wayne Foundation and relocated. I went to look for this and only found this.
On the night you were adopted, the car carrying you had an accident on the road.
Robert Cooper, a senior member of the Penguin Gang at the time, accidentally passed by there and took you away from the car accident scene. Later, with the help of the Penguin, a series of official connections were established, allowing you to officially become the adopted son of that gang member. "
Mason had learned this secret from the Penguin before, but now he has to pretend that he knows it for the first time so as not to expose his whereabouts in Blackgate Prison.
He lowered his head and held the edges of the document with both hands.
His fingers were trembling, obviously suppressing his great shock and feeling of bewilderment.
After several minutes, he raised his head in the fluorescent light of the desk lamp, looked at the Batman in front of him with red eyes, pursed his lips and whispered:
"Then...then why did they abandon me? I mean...my biological...my...mother, why did they...I'm sorry, I..."
"It's okay, you can cry."
Batman maintained his indifferent attitude.
But his tone softened a lot.
He looked at the young man sitting on the bed in front of him.
This is an orphan...
Well, same as myself.
The only difference is that Mason lost his parents when he was young, while his parents stayed with him until he was eight years old... In short, a magical feeling rose in the master's heart.
He felt that Mason was at an important stage in his life.
Perhaps, this boy who learned the truth about his life needs proper guidance from himself?
Lest he make the same mistake as Jason...
"I have also been investigating your biological parents, but unfortunately, I have not found any valuable information so far."
The master said, which then caused Mason's dissatisfaction.
The young man clenched the document in his hand and said with gritted teeth:
"The Gotham Orphanage was taken over by the Wayne Foundation ten years ago, and all the documents and information there are in your hands! Bruce, how is it possible that you didn't find anything?
Am I some villain's child? So you can't tell me the truth?
Don't you still trust me? After I helped you defeat the Assassin's League and found your son! Am I still someone who must be doubted? "
"Mason, calm down."
The master shook his head and explained:
“I didn’t hide any information from you, because all the documents from the year you were adopted by the Gotham Orphanage were destroyed in a fire.
Clearly, someone doesn't want us to know your true origins, and you should know what that means, Mason.
You have a dark past.
And those shadows may come back to you one day in the future.
In fact, I now suspect that the three-headed dog's capture and teaching of you is related to your life experience. The dark wizard who is obsessed with collecting evil souls may not be as simple as she seems. "
"Yeah, she's not simple at all."
Mason almost laughed out loud in his heart, but he still had to pretend to be sad on the surface.
A few seconds later, the master walked to the bedside and said to him very seriously:
"Mason, would you like to reconsider your offer to become Robin? You can become one of us, and we will protect you as we would ourselves.
My invitation to become Robin is still valid today."
